17 December, 2004

Names of adult/female/male/young animals

I have been reading story books to my son almost everyday since he was 1 year old. He really loves it and he always begs for more. I myself also learnt a lot. Just like the names for the female/male/young animals, especially farm animals. Then I started to make a list. And in order to complete the list for some other animals that I don't know, I also looked them up in dictionaries and the Wikipedia.

Here is the list:


Chinese

Adult

Female

Male

Young


chicken

hen

cock, rooster

chick


duck

duck

drake

duckling


goose

goose

gander

gosling



pig

sow

boar

piglet, piggie, piggy


cow

heifer

bull,
bullock,
steer,
ox (1)

calf

綿羊

sheep

ewe

ram

lamb

山羊

goat

nanny goat

billy goat

kid


dog

bitch

-

puppy, doggie


cat

queen (2)

tom cat

kitten


horse

mare

stallion,
gelding (3)

foal/
filly (female)/
colt (male)


rabbit

doe

buck

bunny

鹿

deer

hind,
doe,
cow

stag,
hart,
buck,
bull

fawn,
calf

天鵝

swan

pen (4)

cob (4)

cygnet


Notes:

  1. bull (not castrated)

    bullock (castrated bull)

    steer (castrated before sexual maturity)

    ox (castrated, used chiefly as a draft animal)

  2. the term is mostly used by breeders

  3. stallion (for breeding)

    gelding (castrated)

  4. rarely used



Some of the words are also used for different animals:


doe

female

deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals

cow

female

various large animals, as the elephant or whale

buck

male

deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, hare, sheep

calf

young

certain mammals, such as the elephant, seal, and whale

cub

young

certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger

chick

young

chicken or other bird

kit

young

fox, beaver, or other small furbearing animal

squab

young

unfledged or newly hatched bird

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